A one-time gold mining town, turned ghost-town, and now mining the gold of tourism, Juifen is a quaint mountainside town that bustles with activity... at least on the main market "streets" -- what would be little more than alleys in most other cities' lexicons -- that give the place a distinct charm.

p2101169.jpg	It was rainy when we got off the train at Ruifang station, but that didn't seem to discourage the celebrations, which went on unabated. We hired a taxi to take us up the narrow, winding roads to Jiufen
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